Sanjiban Ghosh

Sanjiban Ghosh

Personal information
Date of birth	(1991-07-06) 6 July 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Andul, West Bengal, India
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Real Kashmir
Number	33
Youth career
	Southern Samity
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2016	Mumbai	6	(0)
2015	→ Delhi Dynamos (loan)	3	(0)
2016	→ Delhi Dynamos (loan)	0	(0)
2017–2018	Jamshedpur	2	(0)
2018–2020	Chennaiyin	3	(0)
2020–2022	NorthEast United	0	(0)
2022–	Real Kashmir	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:47, 6 December 2018 (UTC)

Sanjiban Ghosh (born 6 July 1991) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Real Kashmir in the I-League.

Career

Born in Andul, West Bengal, Ghosh began his career with Southern Samity before going on trial with Mumbai.[1] He was soon signed by the club.[1] He made his professional debut for the club on 6 October 2012 in the opening game of the season against Pailan Arrows. He started and played the whole match as Mumbai lost 3–2.[2]

Delhi Dynamos (loans)

On 4 October 2015, following injuries to Subhasish Roy Chowdhury and Ravi Kumar, Ghosh, along with Ishan Debnath, was signed by Delhi Dynamos of the Indian Super League on emergency loan.[3] Ghosh made his debut for Delhi Dynamos that same day in their opening match of the season against Goa. He conceded twice as Delhi Dynamos lost 2–0.[4]

On 23 May 2016, Ghosh was retained by Delhi Dynamos for the 2016 ISL season.[5]

Jamshedpur

On 23 July 2017, Ghosh was selected in the 10th round of the 2017–18 ISL Players Draft by Jamshedpur for the 2017–18 Indian Super League season.[6] He made his debut for the club on 4 March 2018 in their final match of the season against Goa. He came on as a 9th-minute substitute for Bikash Jairu after the starting goalkeeper, Subrata Pal, was sent off. He would go on to concede three goals as Goa won 3–0.[7]

Ghosh then earned the Hero of the Match award after he helped Jamshedpur secure a victory via penalties in their Super Cup first round match against Minerva Punjab. He started the match and also saved two close range shots during second half of extra time to help maintain the 0–0 scoreline. During penalties, saved three shots as Jamshedpur won 5–4.[8]

NorthEast United

In 2020, Ghosh was signed by NorthEast United FC on a two-years deal.

Real Kashmir

In September 2022, Ghosh signed for I-League club Real Kashmir, on a one-year deal.[9]

International

In October 2015, Ghosh was called up to the India squad.[1]

Career statistics

Club

As of 6 December 2018[10]

Club	Season	League			Cup		AFC		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Mumbai	2012–13	I-League	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2013–14		0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2014–15		4	0	0	0	—		4	0
	2015–16		1	0	0	0	—		1	0
	Mumbai total		6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
Delhi Dynamos (loan)	2015	Indian Super League	3	0	0	0	—		3	0
	2016		0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Delhi Dynamos total		3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Jamshedpur	2017–18	Indian Super League	1	0	1[a]	0	—		2	0
Chennaiyin	2018–19		3	0	0	0	—		3	0
	2019–20		0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Chennaiyin total		3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
NorthEast United	2020–21	Indian Super League	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2021–22		0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	NorthEast United total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Real Kashmir	2022–23	I-League	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Career total			13	0	1	0	0	0	14	0

1. Appearance(s) in Super Cup

References

1. Bali, Rahul (13 October 2015). "Sanjiban Ghosh - Practicing without shoes to Roberto Carlos' trusted number one". Goal.com. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
2. "Pailan Arrows 3-2 Mumbai". Soccerway.
3. "Delhi Dynamos signs goalkeepers on emergency loan". The Hindu. 4 October 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
4. "Goa 2-0 Delhi Dynamos". Soccerway.
5. "Delhi Dynamos retain Anas Edathodika and Sanjiban Ghosh". Times of India. 23 May 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
6. "ISL 2017 player draft, as it happened: ATK, Jamshedpur FC and Pune strike big". The Field. 23 July 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
7. "Jamshedpur 0-3 Goa". Soccerway.
8. "Jamshedpur FC knock out I-League winners Minerva Punjab after Sanjiban Ghosh heroics". New Indian Express. Bhubaneswar. PTI. 2 April 2018. Archived from the original on 13 May 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
9. "Sanjiban Ghosh signs for Real Kashmir FC". khelnow.com. 25 August 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
10. Sanjiban Ghosh at Soccerway

External links

• Indian Super League Profile